Gurugram-based Edtech startup Filo raised USD 23 million in Series A round
Instant live tutoring startup, Filo raised USD 23 million in Series A round on March 4, 2022. Anthos Capital led the Series A funding. The funding also came from Filo's existing investors, Better Capital, GSV, and Sapling Capital. Other individual investors such as Gokul Rajaram; co-founder of Kabbage, Rob Frohwein; founders of Loft, Mate Pencz and Florian Hagenbuch; Dutchie...
Zurich-based startup Snipd raises USD 700K in Pre-Seed Funding
On March 4, 2022, Zurich-based startup, Snipd raised USD 700K in pre-seed funding. Snipd is an AI-powered podcast player. The oversubscribed pre-seed funding round saw investment from Wingman Ventures, a Swiss Venture Capitalist firm. Early-stage U.S venture capitalist firm, Acequia Capital, and Contovista co-founder, Gian Reto à Porta also invested in Snipd. Snipd's Purpose for Funding The firm will use the...
New York-based social network platform MyPlace raises US $5.8 million in seed funding
Freestyle Ventures sponsored a US $5.8 million seed round on 3rd March 2022, for MyPlace, a social network that allows people to share their private residences. Entrepreneurs Zach Bell and Rameet Chawla first launched the platform in 2019 as a method for them to share their private houses with their friends. Since then, the site has evolved into a...
Australian-based Fintech startup Zeller raises AUD 100 million in Series B
Zeller, an Australian neobank for small businesses, has raised a AUD 100 million Series B round (about USD 72.7 million), bringing its total valuation to over AUD 1 billion (around USD 727 million). Headline spearheaded the funding, with Hostplus, an Australian superannuation firm, joining in. Square Peg, Addition, and Spark Capital were among the returning investors. What the founder has...
Singapore-based Fintech startup Volopay raises US $29M Series A
Volopay, a fintech firm based in Singapore, has raised US $29 million in Series A round on 1st March 2022, a mix of debt and equity investment to extend its Asia-Pacific, the Middle East, and North Africa footprint. JAM Fund, an existing investor, led Volopay's Series A investment. Winklevoss Capital Management, Rapyd Ventures, Accial Capital, Jeffrey Cruttenden, Acorns, Access Ventures,...
Egyptian-based Agritech startup FreshSource raises USD seven-figure seed round
FreshSource, an Egyptian startup that claims to be redefining the agricultural supply chain, has raised a seven-figure US dollar initial fundraising round in its goal to become the region's largest fresh food distributor on 28th Feb 2022. This will enable the agri-supply chain platform to invest further in its tech, grow the team and expand across the country, FreshSource intends...
Payhawk raises US $100 million to become the first Bulgarian unicorn
Payhawk became Bulgaria's first unicorn on 1st March 2022. At a $1 billion valuation, the company has secured an additional $100 million in a round-headed Lightspeed Venture Partners. The fresh funding brings Payhawk's Series B round to a total of $215 million. This comes just three months after Payhawk's initial wave of Series B funding, which was the second-largest Series...
Test automation platform Testsigma raises USD 4.6 million in seed funding
Bangalore-based SaaS platform, Testsigma secured USD 4.6 million on February 28, 2022. The funding comes from Accel and STRIVE. It also saw participation from Boldcap Ventures. Other investors who participated in the funding include co-founder and CTO of Freshworks, Shanmugam Krishnasamy; co-founder and VP of engineering at Freshworks, Kiran Darisi; co-founder and Principal Engineer at Freshworks, Parsuram Vijayasankar; CEO of...
Fintech platform Upswing raises USD 4 million from QED Investors
The Mumbai-based startup, Upswing raised USD 4 million on February 28, 2022. The Fintech platform is open finance, B2B ecosystem enabler. Upswing raised the funding from QED Investors. Renowned fintech founders like Kunal Shah (Cred), Jitendra Gupta (Jupiter), Rajan Bajaj (Slice), Lalit Keshre (Groww) and other leading investors also participated in the round. Better Capital, Amara VC, Multiply Ventures, Capier...
Toronto-based grocery startup Flashfood raises US $12.3 million in Series A
Toronto-based S2G Ventures led a US$12.3 million Series A round of funding on 28th Feb 2022, for Flashfood, a mobile marketplace that gives clients access to reduced food nearing its best-by date. ArcTern Ventures, General Catalyst, Food Retail Ventures, Rob Gierkink, and Alex Moorhead were investors in Flashfood's Series A round. Chuck Templeton, managing director of S2G Ventures and the...
